Maryland Equal Legal Rights for Women, Amendment 5 (1922)

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The Maryland Equal Legal Rights for Women Amendment, also known as Amendment 5, was on the November 7, 1922 ballot in Maryland as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure provided that words or phrases used in creating public positions be construed to include the feminine gender.[1][2]

Election results

Maryland Amendment 5 (1922)
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 98,901 56.11%
No77,37443.89%

Election results via: Maryland Manual, 1923

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be read here.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Amendments to Maryland Constitutions," accessed June 17, 2014
  2. ↑ Archives of Maryland Online, "Maryland Manual, 1923," accessed June 17, 2014
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